Two wheels rule on Sydney Road

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ViewCycloviaPhotos Sydney Road, Brunswick, was a car-free zone for six hours.

Clay LucasApril 14, 2008 - 8:55AM

On any given day, Sydney Road in Brunswick carries thousands of
cars to and from Melbourne's north. But yesterday, for just six
hours, it carried none.

Instead, four kilometres of the busy shopping strip was closed
to all but those on two wheels, and to trams, as Moreland City
Council staged its second Cyclovia.

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"Australia being so wedded to the car means some people react
with horror when they find out you can't drive," Cyclovia organiser
Nicholas Elliot said. "But there's been huge support for this."

Moreland councillor Mark Higginbotham said events such as
Cyclovia were crucial. "We are going to have to be more reliant on
public transport and bikes," he said yesterday, calling for
car-free days to be introduced on a monthly or even weekly
basis.

But not everyone agrees. While cafes and bars appeared to be
doing their usual Sunday trade, other businesses said customers had
vanished.